A Conversation Piece Column
| Source: |
Edmonton Sun |
| Date: |
April 14, 2002 |
Copyright 2002 Sun Media Corporation
Four-time world figure skating champion Kurt Browning, a native of
Caroline, heads back to town for another instalment of Stars on Ice
(May 12 at Skyreach Centre) with a few of his best on-ice pals,
including Alexei Yagudin, Kristi Yamaguchi and Isabelle Brasseur and
Lloyd Eisler. We received Browning's e-mail responses to our
Conversation Piece questions from Browning's location, somewhere out
on the road.
1. WHAT WAS THE LAST MOVIE YOU SAW THAT YOU LOVED? Ocean's 11.
2. WHAT WAS THE FIRST ALBUM YOU EVER OWNED? Paradise Theatre
(Styx).
3. WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ? John Grisham's A Painted
House.
4. WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE HANGOUT? In front of the TV with my wife.
5. DO YOU HAVE A PET PEEVE? Little sounds that you don't know
where they are coming from.
6. WHAT'S YOUR IDEA OF THE PERFECT SUNDAY? In bed all morning,
having breaky with my wife, dog and cat. Just making it up in time to
go to sushi and a movie.
7. WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD? Chili.
8. WHAT WAS THE WORST JOB YOU EVER HAD? Chi Chi's waiter. Job was
fine. I was just a bad waiter. At least people laughed?
9. WHAT GADGET OR GIZMO CAN YOU NOT LIVE WITHOUT? Computer and my
steam buggy (portable steam cleaner). Warning, do not watch late-night
TV. Especially infomercials.
10. DO YOU HAVE A HOBBY OR HABIT THAT YOU THINK WOULD SURPRISE
PEOPLE? Using my steam buggy.
11. WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE PIECE OF CLOTHING? Jeans.
12. WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT YOURSELF IF YOU COULD? Better
memory.
13. WHOM DO YOU MOST ADMIRE? Family.
14. WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE? A fast car.
15. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN MISTAKEN FOR ANOTHER CELEBRITY? BRIAN
BOITANO? BRIAN ORSER? Scott Hamilton! Brian Hamilton? Scott Orser?
Scott Boitano? That Skater Guy?
16. DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE QUOTATION? "Nothing dumb ever starts
out stupid!"
17. WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST WEAKNESS? Ice cream - or is it popcorn?
18. IF YOU ARE REINCARNATED WHO OR WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE? A
rock star.
19. IF YOU HAD TO GO BACK IN TIME TO LIVE IN ANOTHER DECADE, WHICH
ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE? The '40s. I like the styles and I would love to
see how my parents used to live.
20. WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE ALL-TIME SKATER? Gillis Grafstrom - he
won everything in his time and it keeps me from having to pick out one
of my friends! Whew!
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